Speaking of announcers, i assume that Lee Vines was a CBS staff guy, much like Don Pardo was at NBC. Jack Clark did Password too, but i know him better as announcer for "Wheel of Fortune." Always was great with loads of copy he had to read each day. Was Vines ever considered by Goodson for "Price is Right" before they went with Johnny Olsen?
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 10:23:58 AM UTC-4 Mark Jeffries wrote: > And BUZZR airs them every weekday at 2 p.m. ET with some more slight > cutting (the first commercial break cut out so that they go right from the > intros to the game--it is often noticeable), Lee Vines reintroducing Ludden > after the station break). > > Mark Jeffries > [email protected] > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 9:16 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I’m not sure what the initial source of that “College Bowl” video comes >> from. >> >> But (speaking of Allen Ludden), something comparable from the same year, >> the 1966-67 season of “Password” also exists in surprisingly good >> condition. Goodson-Todman kept them (slightly edited) for the purpose of >> selling them as syndicated reruns. >> >> Those “Password” episodes have run repeatedly on Game Show Network over >> the years, so there are plenty of examples on YouTube: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrakkUZtUdM >> >> >> On Apr 6, 2021, at 6:43 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> First off, that video is in *really good* quality for 1966. >> >> Second, I'd wager the It's Academic production budget is comparable to >> the College Bowl production budget, *maybe* adjusted for inflation. >> >> Earle is certainly capable, if squarely of the era. >> >> And the 1966 game would have shook me. >> >> David >> >> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 5:55:34 PM PDT, Jim Ellwanger < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> If you want to see how it matches up to “It’s Academic,” there are a fair >> number of episodes of the original “College Bowl” on YouTube - this is the >> one I could find that’s in the best condition (this is from after Allen >> Ludden left the show in favor of “Password” and was succeeded by Robert >> Earle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWtcG_1jhJw >> >> >> >> On Apr 6, 2021, at 5:48 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> I know College Bowl was a non-televised thing when I was in college. >> >> The DC area has televised a high-school level equivalent, It's Academic, >> forever. Between that and my own college level experience, I don't think >> it makes the greatest television. Hopefully Peyton is less Nationwide >> Peyton and more like he seems to be on his ESPN show. >> >> David >> >> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 3:02:14 PM PDT, Brad Beam < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >> Behalf Of *Diner >> >> *>*But I'll give him this: On the football-players-hosting-game-shows >> scale, he ranks above Rolf Benirschke. >> >> >> Speaking of, looks like there’ll be a new Allen Ludden in town: Betty >> White will soon be moving to Peytonville…. >> >> https://deadline.com/2020/11/college-bowl-peyton-manning-nbc-1234621247/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1650688289.99320.1617756480814%40mail.yahoo.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1650688289.99320.1617756480814%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CCFEE816-D456-4D3F-927C-C30099A56DF1%40ellwanger.tv >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CCFEE816-D456-4D3F-927C-C30099A56DF1%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/280729433.91963.1617759805864%40mail.yahoo.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/280729433.91963.1617759805864%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3FB81E27-34E6-4D9C-9F28-EA19CBE27244%40ellwanger.tv >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3FB81E27-34E6-4D9C-9F28-EA19CBE27244%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. 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